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It’s Obama/Dems vs Vets with Barrycades, Votes against benefits

Despite threats and police tape, the WWII vets again successfully visited their memorial on the Washington Mall today. This morning 7 National Park Service workers erected more Barrycades, put up signs that the memorial is closed, and put up police tape and plastic ties. They originally threatened the vets with arrest but the NPS surrendered at the last minute, citing a silly technicality to allow the visit. We know what brought the change, though: bad PR. The WWII vets made a better photo-op than Obama could.

The left has been conveying the canard that the ban was done strictly for the vets own good, fearing one might have a heart attack and no one would be there to administer CPR. First, the NPS workers who routinely patrol are obviously still there so they could administer CPR as usual. Or is the left saying the NPS workers could put up signs but can’t save lives under the shutdown rules?

Second, the open air memorial is always open 24/7 and posted routine hours for the NPS is only 9:30am – 11:30 at night, so workers aren’t normally there all the time.

Third, the national parks and museums aren’t usually closed to the public during shutdowns. Even during the Clinton shutdowns of the 1990’s, they stayed open.

BTW did anyone bother to ask the numerous caregivers with the vets if any had CPR certification? That’s all the NPS could do, provide CPR and call an ambulance. Pretty sure DC hospitals aren’t closed for the shutdown.

Meanwhile, under the explicit instructions of Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi [D-CA], House Democrats last defeated a GOP resolution to fund military benefits during the shutdown. Dems said it’s an all-or-nothing deal. Why? Why not lessen the pain for the military and vets? In previous shutdowns, negotiations and compromise were the rule. Also, large segments of the government are being funded, e.g., “essential” EPA workers and Medicare so why not military benefits?

Here’s a list of House Dems who voted against funding military vets. Ky’s John Yarmuth is one of them. He represents liberal Louisville, so I guess he’s more concerned with staying on the good side of the DNC than KY veterans. http://action.eriksoderstrom.com/voteforvets/